Advance and Build

A greater understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven will give us a greater understanding of the government of Jesus Christ and His rule and reign on this earth. We have been calling forth (proclaiming) His Kingdom for 2,000 years and we are approaching the fulness of that proclamation as His Kingdom continues to manifest. His fire-glory engulfing the earth.

The Kingdom of God is advanced through spiritual warfare, but it is fortified through building structure.

Spiritual warfare: Prayer, Praise and Proclamation. We release the Word of God (the sword) through prayer. Praise controls the gates and releases God’s fire and glory. Proclamation calls forth the Kingdom of God. There are other elements to spiritual warfare like fasting, putting on the armor of God, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Spiritual warfare pulls down strongholds, arguments, and everything that exalts itself about the knowledge of God. We are to engage the culture in order to advance the Kingdom of God. We confront the culture; we don’t hide and withdraw from it. This is first done in the spiritual realm, but must be accompanied by works in order to manifest in this physical realm. God partnered with man from the beginning and reconfirmed that partnership through His covenant with Abraham; to bless all the people of the earth through Abraham.

James 2:14-17 Faith without works is dead…

We can pray for God to prosper us and bless us financially, but at the same time, we “put our hand” to a job, we go to work. It is foolishness to pray for prosperity, and sit home doing nothing. We pray for God to bring us a job, a divine appointment with the right person, to be in the right spot at the right time. Our prayers are spiritual warfare against the spirit of poverty, laziness and lack. Our job is building structure to fortify our prosperity and learning financial wisdom.

Building Structure: The systems we put in place to hold our ground. Once we have pulled down a stronghold, we must put in place a strong tower. It is like casting demons out of a person; once the demons are gone, the person needs to be filled with the Holy Spirit and knowledge of God, or the demons will return. The structure is built to teach the person about the knowledge of God, be it a church, Bible study, small group, videos, notes, classes, websites, pod cast, daily devotionals and so on. All of these things put structure to the advancement of the Kingdom in order to maintain the advancement made by spiritual warfare. This manifests the spiritual realm into this physical realm.

Matt 11:11-15 " kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. “Jesus references to the nonreligious style of John and the confrontive miraculous ministry of Elijah teach that the Kingdom of God makes its penetration by a kind of violent entry opposing the human status quo. Jesus defines the “violence” of His kingdom’s expansion by defining the “sword” and “fire” He has brought, as different from the battle techniques of political or military warfare. The upheaval caused by the Kingdom of God is not caused by political provocation or armed advance. It is the result of God’s order shaking relationships, households, cities and nations by the entry of the Holy Spirit’s power working in people” -Kingdom Dynamics SFLB. The “status quo” is the culture.

“The idea in this verse is that the Kingdom of Heaven which Jesus set up as a powerful movement or reign among men (suffers violence), requires of them an equally strong and radical reaction. The violent then who take it by force are people of keen enthusiasm and commitment who are willing to respond to and propagate with radical abandonment the message and dynamic of Gods reign” -Foot notes SFLB study Bible

Matt 10:34-36 I did not come to bring peace but a sword…

Luke 12:49-52 "I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! …I came to bring division…

Matt 3:7"Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

1 Kings 18:17-19 Elijah confronts King Ahab the government of Israel

One of the “strongholds” in Babylon is abortion. A stronghold is a mind set or belief system contrary to the Word or knowledge of God.

Planned Parenthood is the structure built by the Kingdom of Darkness.

Right to Life is the structure built by the Kingdom of God.

People didn’t just pray about it and leave it up to God, they “put their hand to it” and their prayers manifested into this physical realm. They fought to get prolife Supreme Court Justices nominated. This is manifesting the Kingdom of Life, the Kingdom of God on this planet; a part of the government being placed back on the shoulder of Jesus Christ. Laws that protect life are righteous laws of the manifested Kingdom of God.

Is the Kingdom of God in you? Are you filled with the Holy Spirit? Is your faith alive and manifested by your works? Are you the obedient to the Holy Spirit?